Mike Blanc is an award-winning illustrator of children's literature. Titles with author Vanita Oelschlager include The Gandy Dancers and Work Songs from the American Railroad, Postcards from a War, The Pullman Porters: An American Journey, and Bonyo Bonyo: The True Story of a Brave Boy from Kenya, created with Kristin Blackwood. Cimarron Girl: The Dust Bowl Years of Abigail Brubaker, is Mike's first book as sole author. He resides in Akron, Ohio.
"Reminiscent of the Little House stories, Cimarron Girl is the story of a girl in Oklahoma and how her life was changed by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The story is told in a simple way and does an excellent job of showing the reader the difficulties that a farming family went through during this time. The beautiful pictures bring the story to life. At the end of the book there is a timeline of actual events during the 1930s to help tie the book into history, and would make this a great choice for use in a history lesson. I also appreciated the author including information on how farming techniques of the era worsened the Dust Bowl and what was changed to prevent this going forward." -Rachel Stansel
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